JP2015088851A - Electronic apparatus and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus which suppresses power consumption without bothering a user even when communication abnormality occurs while relaying communication data.SOLUTION: In one mode, a portable phone 20 comprises: a communication unit 6a which performs communication by a first communication method; and a communication unit 6b which performs communication by a second communication method. When the communication unit 6a can communicate with a communication device of communication partner, the portable phone 20 relays communication data between the communication device of communication partner and a portable phone 30 via the communication unit 6b. When the portable phone 20 detects an incommunicable state between the communication unit 6b and the portable phone 30 while relaying communication data via the communication unit 6b, the portable phone 20 disconnects the communication between the communication unit 6a and the communication device of communication partner.

Description

  The present application relates to an electronic device and a control method.

  2. Description of the Related Art There is known a technique for performing a call related to an incoming call using another electronic device when there is an incoming call to a mobile phone. For example, a wireless headset type separation type mobile phone equipped with a wireless module compatible with Bluetooth (registered trademark) has been proposed. This technology makes it possible to make and receive calls while wearing the headset on the ear and keeping the telephone body in the bag (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-134224 A

  When the mobile phone relays data for communication between the headset and the communication device of the communication partner, communication with the communication device is continued even though communication with the headset is disabled. May end up. In this case, the mobile phone may consume extra power until the user performs a disconnection operation or disconnects from the communication partner side. For these reasons, there is a need for an electronic device and a control method that can reduce power consumption without bothering the user even if communication abnormality occurs during communication data relay.

  An electronic device according to one aspect includes a first communication unit that performs communication using a first communication method, a second communication unit that performs communication using a second communication method, and the first communication unit capable of communicating with a first communication device. A control unit that relays data of communication between the first communication device and the second communication device via the second communication unit, and the control unit includes the second communication unit. When it is detected that communication between the second communication unit and the second communication device is disabled when the data is relayed via the communication between the first communication unit and the first communication device Disconnect communication.

  A control method according to one aspect is a control method of an electronic device including a first communication unit and a second communication unit, and the second communication unit communicates with a second communication device using a second communication method. A step in which the first communication unit communicates with the first communication device using a first communication method, and data of communication between the first communication device and the second communication device is transmitted to the second communication unit. When it is detected that communication between the second communication unit and the second communication device is disabled when relaying the data via the second communication unit and relaying the data via the second communication unit And disconnecting communication between the first communication unit and the first communication device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication relay. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of control according to the state of short-range wireless communication. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile phone that relays voice data for communication. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a mobile phone to which communication voice data is relayed. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure when relaying communication data. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a modification of control according to the state of short-range wireless communication.

  Embodiments for carrying out an electronic apparatus and a control method according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

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The control method according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication relay. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of control according to the state of short-range wireless communication. The cellular phones 20, 30 and 40 shown in FIG. 1 have a communication unit 6a. The cellular phones 20 and 30 further include a communication unit 6b.

  The communication unit 6a is configured to be able to make a call through the public line network 90. In the scene shown in FIG. 1, the communication units 6a of the mobile phones 20 and 30 are connected to a public line (carrier line) network 90 via wireless communication with a base station 91b. In the scene shown in FIG. 1, the communication unit 6a of the mobile phone 40 is connected to the public line network 90 via wireless communication with the base station 91a.

  The communication unit 6b is configured to be able to relay voice data of a call made by the communication unit 6a. The communication unit 6b is directly connected to another electronic device via short-range wireless communication. Examples of short-range wireless communication systems that are directly connected to other electronic devices include Bluetooth (registered trademark) and WiFi (registered trademark). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 20 and the mobile phone 30 communicate directly without going through the public line network 90. In the scene shown in FIG. 1, the communication units 6b of the mobile phones 20 and 30 are in a state where they can communicate with each other.

  The mobile phones 20 and 30 are owned by the same user. For example, when carrying two mobile phones 20 and 30, the user carries the person to be operated, and the other is accommodated in a bag or the like as a repeater or the like. In the scene shown in FIG. 1, the user has a mobile phone 30 and houses the mobile phone 20 in a bag or the like. The possession of the mobile phone 30 means that, for example, the mobile phone 30 is in the user's hand, the user is holding the mobile phone 30, and the user is operating the mobile phone 30. Including things. In the scene shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 30 is a user's operation target. And the mobile telephone 20 is not a user's operation object, but functions as a repeater. The mobile phone 20 is set to notify the mobile phone 30 that there is an incoming call via short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b when the incoming call is received.

  For example, it is assumed that the mobile phone 40 transmits to the mobile phone 20 in the scene shown in FIG. This transmission reaches the mobile phone 20 via the base station 91a, the public line network 90, and the base station 91b. The communication units 6b of the mobile phones 20 and 30 are connected so that they can communicate with each other. When the mobile phone 20 detects an incoming call, the mobile phone 20 notifies the mobile phone 30 that there is an incoming call via short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b.

  When the mobile phone 30 is notified from the mobile phone 20 that there is an incoming call, the mobile phone 30 notifies the incoming call. When a user who notices the notification performs a predetermined off-hook operation on the mobile phone 30, a call between the mobile phone 20 and the mobile phone 40 is started. The off-hook operation is an operation for starting a call in response to an incoming call. The mobile phone 20 relays the voice data D1 from the mobile phone 30 or the mobile phone 40 to the other during a call.

  The mobile phone 20 controls the communication connection of the communication unit 6a based on the state of the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b during the relay of the voice data D1 of the call. In step S11 shown in FIG. 2, the communication units 6b of the mobile phones 20 and 30 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other by short-range wireless communication. When the communication units 6a and 6b can communicate with each other, the mobile phone 20 relays the voice data D1 of the call via the communication unit 6b. Thereby, the mobile phone 20 realizes a call between the mobile phone 30 and the mobile phone 40.

  In step S <b> 12 shown in FIG. 2, for some reason, the communication unit 6 b of the mobile phone 20 has changed to be incapable of short-range wireless communication with the communication unit 6 b of the mobile phone 30. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the short distance wireless communication of the communication unit 6b is disabled because the distance between the mobile phone 20 and the mobile phone 30 is increased. However, the communication unit 6a of the mobile phone 20 maintains a state where wireless communication with the base station 91b is possible. That is, the mobile phone 20 remains in communication connection with the mobile phone 40.

  In step S13 shown in FIG. 2, when the cellular phone 20 detects that short-distance wireless communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled during the relay of the audio data D1, the cellular phone 20 disconnects communication by the communication unit 6a. In the present embodiment, the cellular phone 20 disconnects the communication connection with the communication device of the communication partner via wireless communication by the communication unit 6a. To disconnect the communication of the communication unit 6a, for example, stop the transmission / reception of the radio signal by the communication unit 6a, turn off the wireless communication between the communication unit 6a and the base station 91a, to the communication unit 6a Including shutting off the power supply.

  When the mobile phone 40 detects that the communication with the mobile phone 20 has been disconnected, the mobile phone 40 notifies the end of the call.

  As described above, when the short-distance wireless communication with the mobile phone 30 by the communication unit 6b becomes impossible while the voice data D1 of the call is being relayed, the communication of the communication unit 6a is disconnected. Thereby, the mobile phone 20 can prevent the communication with the mobile phone 40 from continuing even though the communication with the mobile phone 30 is disabled. For this reason, the cellular phone 20 can eliminate the disconnection operation by the user who is talking on the cellular phone 30, and can suppress power consumption by the communication unit 6a. Further, the cellular phone 20 can cause the communication partner to recognize the disconnection of the communication by disconnecting the communication of the communication unit 6a. If the user knows in advance that the mobile phone 20 will disconnect the communication of the communication unit 6a when short-distance wireless communication is disabled during the relay of communication data, the communication is interrupted during the communication or the like. In this case, it is not necessary to check the state of the communication unit 6a of the mobile phone 20.

  For example, when the short-distance wireless communication by the communication unit 6b becomes impossible during the relay of communication data, the mobile phone 20 makes the software control complicated when trying to continue the communication by the communication unit 6a. . However, by disconnecting the communication of the communication unit 6a, the mobile phone 20 does not require, for example, control for waiting for recovery of short-range wireless communication, control for responding to the communication device of the communication partner, or the like. For this reason, the mobile phone 20 can be easily controlled in the event of a communication error that occurs during the relay of communication data, and the complexity of the software can be avoided.

  For example, when the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6 b is disabled, the mobile phone 30 cannot receive audio data from the mobile phone 20. For this reason, the mobile phone 30 may be disconnected in the middle of a call. For this reason, the mobile phone 30 may be configured to notify the user that short-range wireless communication has been disabled. Thereby, the user restores the short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone 20 by the communication unit 6b in response to the notification by the mobile phone 30, or the communication device of the communication partner via the wireless communication by the communication unit 6a. Make a call.

  When an on-hook operation is performed on the mobile phone 30 while the voice data D1 of the call is being relayed, the mobile phone 20 disconnects the connection for the call with the mobile phone 40. The on-hook operation is an operation for terminating a call in response to an incoming call. In this case, the communication units 6b of the mobile phones 20 and 30 maintain a state where they can communicate with each other.

  When the call is disconnected by the other party while the voice data D1 of the call is being relayed, the cellular phone 20 is disconnected for the call. The mobile phone 20 notifies the mobile phone 30 that the connection for the call has been disconnected via the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b. In this case, the communication units 6b of the mobile phones 20 and 30 maintain a state where they can communicate with each other.

  When the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled, for example, when the radio field strength of the short-range wireless communication is deteriorated, the signal to be exchanged is noisy and the quality is poor, the reception error is lower than the threshold value. In the case where the frequency of connection and disconnection is higher than a threshold.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile phones 20 and 30 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In the following description, the same code | symbol may be attached | subjected to the same component. Furthermore, duplicate descriptions may be omitted.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 20, that is, the mobile phone 20 that relays communication data. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 20 includes a display unit 2, an operation unit 3, a communication unit 6a, a communication unit 6b, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage unit 9, a control unit 10, The speaker 11, the vibration unit 15, and the lamp 16 are included.

  The display unit 2 includes a display panel such as a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL display (Organic Electro-Luminescence Display). The display unit 2 displays information such as characters, graphics, and images in accordance with signals input from the control unit 10. The information displayed by the display unit 2 includes a notification screen, icons, and the like.

  The operation unit 3 includes one or more devices for receiving user operations. Devices for accepting user operations include, for example, keys, buttons, touch screens, and the like. The operation unit 3 inputs a signal corresponding to the accepted operation to the control unit 10.

  The communication unit 6a is a communication unit that performs communication using the first communication method. In the present embodiment, the first communication method is a communication method such as 2G, 3G, or 4G for performing communication via the public line network 90. Communication standards for performing communication via the public line network 90 include, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA2000, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), GSM (registered trademark). ) (Global System for Mobile Communications), PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. The first communication method may be a communication method for performing data communication via the public network 90, such as WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). When the first communication method is a communication method for performing data communication, a call is realized by combining a data transmission technology and a technology for transmitting voice such as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) as data. The The communication unit 6a may support a plurality of communication methods for performing communication via the public line network 90.

  The communication unit 6b is a communication unit that performs communication using the second communication method. In the present embodiment, the second communication method is a short-range wireless communication method. The short-range wireless communication system includes Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11), ZigBee (registered trademark), infrared communication, visible light communication, NFC (Near Field Communication), and the like. The communication unit 6b may support a plurality of short-range wireless communication methods.

  The receiver 7 and the speaker 11 are sound output units. The receiver 7 and the speaker 11 output the sound signal input from the control unit 10 as sound. The receiver 7 is used, for example, to output the other party's voice during a call. The speaker 11 is used for outputting a ring tone and music, for example. One of the receiver 7 and the speaker 11 may also function as the other. The microphone 8 is a sound input unit. The microphone 8 converts a user's voice or the like into a sound signal and inputs the sound signal to the control unit 10.

  The storage unit 9 stores programs and data. The storage unit 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the control unit 10. The storage unit 9 may include any non-transitory storage medium such as a semiconductor storage medium and a magnetic storage medium. The storage unit 9 may include a plurality of types of storage media. The storage unit 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk and a storage medium reader. The storage unit 9 may include a storage device that is used as a temporary storage area such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The storage unit 9 stores, for example, a communication control program 9a and relay setting data 9b. The communication control program 9a provides a relay function for relaying data between different networks and a function for controlling the communication connection of the communication unit 6a based on the state of short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b. The relay function includes a call communication function and a data communication function. The call communication function is a function for relaying voice data of a call received from one electronic device to the other electronic device. The data communication function is a function of relaying data such as packet data received from one electronic device to the other electronic device. The relay setting data 9b includes information related to various settings related to relay such as communication voice data and packet data. The items of the relay setting data 9b may be appropriately distributed or aggregated.

  The control unit 10 is an arithmetic processing device. The arithmetic processing unit includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an SoC (System-on-a-Chip), an MCU (Micro Control Unit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and a coprocessor. It is not limited. The control unit 10 controls various operations of the mobile phone 20 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the control unit 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage unit 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage unit 9 as necessary. And the control part 10 controls a function part according to data and a command, and implement | achieves various functions by it. The functional unit includes, for example, the display unit 2, the communication units 6a and 6b, the receiver 7, the speaker 11, the vibration unit 15, and the lamp 16, but is not limited thereto. The control unit 10 may change the control according to the detection result of the detection unit. Although a detection part contains the operation part 3, the communication parts 6a and 6b, and the microphone 8, for example, it is not limited to these.

  The control unit 10 executes the operation of the mobile phone 20 in the control method shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 by executing the communication control program 9a.

  Specifically, the control unit 10 relays communication data received by the communication unit 6a to another electronic device via the communication unit 6b. The control unit 10 relays communication data received by the communication unit 6b to other electronic devices such as the mobile phone 40 via the communication unit 6a. When a call is requested from another electronic device (for example, mobile phone 30) via the communication unit 6b, the control unit 10 sends the call to the communication device of the other party via the communication unit 6a.

  The vibration unit 15 vibrates the mobile phone 20. The vibration unit 15 uses, for example, a piezoelectric element or an eccentric motor to vibrate the mobile phone 20. The lamp 16 emits light with a set color and pattern. The lamp 16 includes a light source such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and is mounted on the mobile phone 20 so that light emitted from the light source can be visually recognized from the outside. The display unit 2, the speaker 11, the vibration unit 15, and the lamp 16 are used to notify the user of incoming calls, reception of mail, arrival of time registered in the schedule, and the like.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 30, that is, the mobile phone 30 to which communication data is relayed. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile phone 30 includes a display unit 2, an operation unit 3, a communication unit 6a, a communication unit 6b, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage unit 9, a control unit 10, The speaker 11, the vibration unit 15, and the lamp 16 are included.

  The storage unit 9 stores, for example, a communication control program 9e. The communication control program 9e provides a communication control function for controlling incoming calls, outgoing calls, call communication, data communication, and the like in the mobile phone 30.

  The control unit 10 executes the operation of the mobile phone 30 in the control method shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 by executing the communication control program 9e. When the mobile phone 20 has a relay function such as tethering, the control unit 10 controls communication with other communication devices via the mobile phone 20.

  The display unit 2, the speaker 11, the vibration unit 15, and the lamp 16 function as a notification unit for notifying the user of incoming calls, reception of mail, arrival of time registered in the schedule, and the like.

  With reference to FIG. 5, the operation of the mobile phone 20 at the time of relaying communication data will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure when relaying communication data. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 5 is repeated when communication data received by the mobile phone 20 is executed between the communication device of the communication partner and the mobile phone 30 when the mobile phone 20 is executing control related to relaying. Executed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 10 of the mobile phone 20 determines the communication state of the communication unit 6b as step S101. Specifically, the control unit 10 determines whether or not communication with the communication unit 6b of the mobile phone 30 is impossible. When communication by the communication unit 6b is not impossible, that is, when communication data can be relayed (No in step S102), the control unit 10 ends the processing procedure illustrated in FIG.

  When communication by the communication unit 6b is impossible, that is, when communication data cannot be relayed (step S102, Yes), the control unit 10 determines the connection state of the communication unit 6a as step S103. Specifically, the control unit 10 determines that the communication unit 6a is being connected when the communication unit 6a is connected to the communication apparatus via the wireless communication by the communication unit 6a. When the communication unit 6a is not connected (No at Step S104), the control unit 10 ends the processing procedure illustrated in FIG.

  When the communication unit 6a is being connected (step S104, Yes), the control unit 10 disconnects the communication of the communication unit 6a as step S105. The control part 10 displays the screen which shows having stopped the relay function on the display part 2 of an own machine as step S106. Then, the control part 10 complete | finishes the process sequence shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the mobile phone 20 stops the relay function when the communication unit 6b becomes incapable of communication during communication data relay and the communication unit 6a is disconnected. A screen for notifying this is displayed. Thereby, when the user wants to confirm the state of the relay function of the mobile phone 20, the user may take out the mobile phone 20 from a bag or the like and refer to the screen. The mobile phone 20 may be configured not to display the screen only by disconnecting the communication of the communication unit 6a.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 20 has described the case where the communication of the communication unit 6a is immediately disconnected when communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the communication by the communication unit 6b becomes impossible, the mobile phone 20 continues the communication of the communication unit 6a for a predetermined time, and disconnects the communication of the communication unit 6a when the predetermined time has elapsed. You may be comprised so that it may make. The predetermined time includes, for example, 30 seconds, 1 minute, and the like. Further, for example, when the mobile phone 20 is being charged without having to suppress power consumption, the communication unit 6a continues communication with the communication unit 6a when the communication billing system is a flat rate system. May be configured. In this case, the mobile phone 20 may determine whether or not charging is in progress and whether or not the flat fee system is used, and control the disconnection of communication based on the determination result.

  Embodiment which this application discloses can be changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary and range of invention. Furthermore, the embodiment disclosed in the present application and its modifications can be combined as appropriate. For example, the above embodiment may be modified as follows.

  A modification of the control method according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a modification of control according to the state of short-range wireless communication.

  In step S21 shown in FIG. 6, the communication units 6b of the mobile phones 20 and 30 are connected so as to communicate with each other. The mobile phone 30 requests the call D2 from the mobile phone 20 via short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b. When the call D2 is requested, the mobile phone 20 transmits the call D2 to the communication device of the communication partner via wireless communication by the communication unit 6a. This call D2 reaches the communication apparatus of the communication partner via the base station 91b. The communication device of the communication partner notifies the incoming call, and transmits a response to the mobile phone 20 when the user performs an off-hook operation in response to the notification.

  In step S22 shown in FIG. 6, the communication unit 6b of the mobile phone 20 is close to the communication unit 6b of the mobile phone 30 before the response D3 from the communication device of the communication partner reaches the mobile phone 20 for some reason. Wireless communication has been disabled. The communication unit 6a of the mobile phone 20 maintains a state where wireless communication with the base station 91b is possible. For this reason, the mobile phone 20 receives the response D3 from the base station 91b via wireless communication by the communication unit 6a.

  In step S23 shown in FIG. 6, when the cellular phone 20 detects that short-distance wireless communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled during the relay of data related to outgoing calls, the cellular phone 20 disconnects communication by the communication unit 6a. Thereby, the mobile phone 20 is disconnected from the communication for communicating with the communication device of the communication partner. Then, the mobile phone 30 notifies that the short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone 20 has become impossible to communicate, or that the outgoing call by the mobile phone 20 has failed.

  In the above modification, as in the above embodiment, the mobile phone 20 repeatedly executes the processing procedure shown in FIG. 5 when executing control related to relay of data related to outgoing calls. Thereby, the cellular phone 20 disconnects the communication by the communication unit 6a when the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b becomes impossible at the time of relaying the data related to the transmission.

  In the above modification, when the mobile phone 20 relays data related to outgoing calls with the mobile phone 30 and the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b becomes impossible, the communication of the communication unit 6a is cut off. . Accordingly, the cellular phone 20 can prevent communication between the cellular phone 20 and the communication device of the communication partner even though communication with the cellular phone 30 is disabled. Further, when the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled before receiving the response D3 from the communication device of the communication partner, the mobile phone 20 performs communication by the communication unit 6a when the communication failure is detected. May be cut.

  In the above modification, when the mobile phone 30 makes a call using the relay function of the mobile phone 20 and the short-distance wireless communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled, the mobile phone 20 performs communication of the communication unit 6a. Although the case where it cut | disconnects was demonstrated, it is not limited to this. For example, when the mobile phone 20 notifies the mobile phone 30 of an incoming call and the mobile phone 30 notifies the incoming call, if the short-distance wireless communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled, the mobile phone 20 You may cut | disconnect communication of 6a. In this case, the mobile phone 30 may be configured to stop the incoming call notification when it is detected that the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit 6b is disabled.

  The above embodiment and its modifications may be further modified as follows. For example, each program shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 may be divided into a plurality of modules, or may be combined with other programs.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile phone 20 transmits data to the mobile phone 30 and transmits it via short-range wireless communication. However, the mobile phone 20 transmits the data via a public network different from the communication unit 6a. It may be configured as follows. Specifically, the communication standard supported by the communication unit 6b is changed from the short-range wireless communication standard to the cellular phone communication standard. That is, a combination of communication standards supported by the communication unit 6a and the communication unit 6b may be, for example, a combination of 2G and 3G, 3G and 4G, 3G and PHS.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the mobile phone 20 has a function of relaying communication data and the mobile phone 30 has a function of receiving communication data has been described. However, the mobile phone 20 and the mobile phone 30 You may have both the function which relays the data of communication, and the function which receives a relay.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the mobile phones 20 and 30 are owned by the same user has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The mobile phones 20 and 30 may be owned by different users. For example, the mobile phone 20 may be owned by the parent and the mobile phone 30 may be owned by the child.

  In the above embodiment, a mobile phone (more specifically, the mobile phone 20) has been described as an example of an electronic device that relays communication data. However, the electronic device that performs such control is not limited to a mobile phone. The electronic device that performs the above control may be an electronic device that can communicate with at least two communication methods other than the mobile phone.

  The characterizing embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the technology according to the appended claims. However, the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in this specification. Should be embodied by a simple configuration.

2 Display unit 3 Operation unit 6a, 6b Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage unit 9a, 9e Communication control program 9b Relay setting data 10 Control unit 11 Speaker 15 Vibration unit 16 Lamp 20 Cellular phone 30 Cellular phone 40 Cellular phone 90 Public line Network 91a, 91b Base station

Claims (3)

A first communication unit that performs communication using the first communication method;
A second communication unit that communicates with the second communication method;
A control unit that relays data of communication between the first communication device and the second communication device via the second communication unit when the first communication unit can communicate with the first communication device; Prepared,
When the control unit detects that communication between the second communication unit and the second communication device is disabled when the data is relayed via the second communication unit, An electronic device that disconnects communication between one communication unit and the first communication device. The first communication unit performs communication via a public network,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second communication unit communicates with the second communication device without passing through the public network. An electronic device control method comprising a first communication unit and a second communication unit,
The second communication unit communicating with the second communication device in a second communication method;
The first communication unit communicating with the first communication device in a first communication method;
Relaying data of communication between the first communication device and the second communication device via the second communication unit;
When the data is relayed via the second communication unit, when it is detected that communication between the second communication unit and the second communication device is disabled, the first communication unit and the Cutting the communication of the first communication device.

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